Dudu Aouate

Israel

David Aouate was born in Nazareth Illit, Israel (now Nof HaGalil, Israel), to a family of Sephardic Jewish descent. He began his career at Maccabi Haifa F.C. where he had also played youth football, as an understudy to Nir Davidovich. Wanting first-team action, he was loaned to Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C. but never got a real chance until he transferred to Hapoel Haifa FC, having been assured that he would be the club's first-choice, but he again found himself struggling to establish himself as such. Early in the 1998–99 season, however, the team's regular, Avi Peretz, was injured, and Aouate took his place. Hapoel eventually won the championship that year and he was praised for his performances; by the time Peretz recovered, Aouate was irreplaceable. Aouate's performances for Hapoel saw him get called up to the Israel national team in 1999. In the 2001–02 campaign he returned to Maccabi Haifa as a cover for Davidovich, who was seriously injured, and the team went on to win the Premier League as he established himself as the undisputed starter. In 2002–03, Aouate was the starter as Maccabi played in the UEFA Champions League, the first time an Israeli side made it to the group stage of the competition. Haifa finished in third place in their group following a historic victory over powerhouse Manchester United, finishing runners-up in the league to Maccabi Tel Aviv; his solid performances earned him a transfer to European football, with Spanish club Racing de…

Aouate's strong domestic form earned him his first Israel call-ups, and his debut occurred on 10 October 1999 in a 0–3 away loss against Spain for the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers. Since then, he became an integral member of the national team set-up. On 24 March 2007, Aouate kept a clean sheet in the 0–0 home draw to England in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, saving several shots from the opposition.

Club

As of match played 7 June 2014

International

As of match played 15 October 2013

Hapoel Haifa

Israeli Premier League: 1998–99 Toto Cup: 2000–01 Maccabi Haifa

Israeli Premier League: 2001–02 Toto Cup: 2001–02